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Westcentrism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The practice of viewing the world from a Western perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of Western culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From West + -centrism.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَرْكَزِيَّة غَرْبِيَّة (markaziyya ḡarbiyya) — practice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西方中心主義 /西方中心主义 (xīfāngzhōngxīnzhǔyì) — practice
  • Finnish: länsikeskeisyys — practice
  • French: occidentalocentrisme — practice
  • German: Westzentrismus — practice
  • Italian: occidentalocentrismo — practice
  • Polish: zachodniocentryzm — practice
  • Russian: западноцентри́зм (zapadnocentrízm) — practice
  • Spanish: occidentalocentrismo — practice
  • Turkish: Batımerkezcilik — practice